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As a general rule of thumb posts typically are 6-8 feet apart and are positioned on the corners, against the house and by the stairs of your deck. Mark the joists where the posts will go. Make sure they are even distance apart from one another. Next cut the posts to length.
The deck is rectangle, 40' long by 16' wide. The decking boards are a little over an inch think. We are looking for maintenance free railing and sleeves and will be doing it ourselves. The deck is 8' off the ground on one end and 3.5' off the ground on the other. We used 4x4 posts and need a sleeve to cover them and 8' railing sections. We really like the post sleeves from deckorator.com, but they are only available in 6x6.